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Bernhard "Barney" Dreyfuss ( February 23 1865 - February 5 1932 ) was a German - American executive in Major League Baseball who owned the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise from 1900 to 1932. He is often credited with the creation of the modern baseball World Series . Dreyfuss was born in Freiburg, Germany as the son of Samuel Dreyfuss, who was a U.S. citizen since about 1861. After training in a bank in Karlsruhe he emigrated in 1881 to the U.S. to escape conscription. In the U.S. he lived and worked with the Bernheim family in Paducah, Kentucky . The Bernheims were relatives over his grandfather Leon Bernheim. In 1888 he moved with the Bernheim family to Louisville, Kentucky . Dreyfuss became president of the Louisville Colonels team in 1899 , and moved to the Pirates one year later when the league contracted from 12 teams to 8. Under his ownership, the Pirates won 6 pennants and two World Series championships ( 1909 , 1925 ), finishing below fourth place only four times. Dreyfuss died at age 66 in New York City . EXTERNAL LINK
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